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Jaroslav Reznik New General Director of RTVS as of Wednesday

Jaroslav Reznik New General Director of RTVS as of Wednesday

Bratislava, August 2 (TASR) – Jaroslav Reznik has taken over the post of general director of public broadcaster Radio and Television Slovakia (RTVS) as of Wednesday, thus replacing Vaclav Mika in this post. So-far general director of TASR news agency was elected to the post in a secret second-round vote in

New Information Centre Opened in Centre of Bratislava's Old Town

New Information Centre Opened in Centre of Bratislava's Old Town

Bratislava, July 31 (TASR) – Domestic as well as foreign tourists will find it easier to get around the Slovak capital Bratislava thanks to a newly opened information booth on Hviezdoslav Square in the Old Town centre, TASR learnt from the city’s tourist organisation the Bratislava Tourist Board (BTB) on

Folklore Ensemble Lucnica Sets Off for High Tatras Event by Train

Folklore Ensemble Lucnica Sets Off for High Tatras Event by Train

Bratislava, July 31 (TASR) – The Lucnica folklore ensemble on Monday took a fast train from Bratislava’s main railway station to the High Tatra mountains in order to perform directly beneath the ski jumps at Strbske Pleso (Poprad region) as part of an event entitled ‘Lucnica v Tatrach’ (Lucnica in

Girl Brought from Egypt by Interior Ministry Doesn't Have Exotic Disease

Girl Brought from Egypt by Interior Ministry Doesn't Have Exotic Disease

Bratislava, July 31 (TASR) – Results of clinical tests have definitively confirmed that a 13-month-old girl who was flown by the Interior Ministry back to Slovakia from Egypt on Saturday (July 29) does not have any exotic disease, Health Ministry spokesperson Zuzana Eliasova confirmed for TASR on Monday. “The little girl

SKCH: Human Trafficking Includes Also Trafficking in Children

SKCH: Human Trafficking Includes Also Trafficking in Children

Bratislava, July 30 (TASR) – Human trafficking represents an egregious violation of human rights and a serious criminal activity committed against women, men and children that leaves victims with permanent consequences and after-effects, the Slovak Catholic Charity (SKCH) warns as part of its project STOP Human Trafficking. The project features both

Mourners Celebrate Life and Work of Lucnica Maestro Stefan Nosal

Mourners Celebrate Life and Work of Lucnica Maestro Stefan Nosal

Bratislava, July 28 (TASR) – A large congregation of mourners turned up in the old building of the Slovak National Theatre (SND) on Friday to salute and pay their last respects to Slovak folklore maestro Stefan Nosal, who died last Saturday, TASR learnt later on Friday. Nosal, who devoted his whole

Drucker: Slovakia Capable of Providing Further Development of EMA

Drucker: Slovakia Capable of Providing Further Development of EMA

Bratislava, July 28 (TASR) – Slovakia is able to continue the dynamic development of the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) drug policy, thinks Health Minister Tomas Drucker (a Smer-SD nominee). The Health Minister considers the EMA to be an institution that plays an important role in providing support to modern and